beneath

Example Sentences

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Some scientists have warned that this El Niño could be especially strong, partly because the water beneath the surface of the Pacific is unusually warm at the moment - 6C above average in places.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Then Golding wrote, “Softly, surrounded by a fringe of inquisitive bright creatures, itself a silver shape beneath the steadfast constellations, Simon’s dead body moved out towards the open sea.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Another depicted an enlarged image of Trump towering over Greenland beneath the words "Hello, Greenland!"

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

Lukewarm hot dogs and taquitos languishing on damp rollers or sweating beneath heat lamps.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

She scoured the room, her tiny claws clacking across the floor—which, contrary to the clacking, looked like undulating water beneath her feet.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman